Rack



A. DANIELS RACK Filed Aug. 19, 1922 Patented Sept. 16, 1924.

UNITED STATES Fries.

ANTHONY DANIELS, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

RACK.

Application filed August 19, 1922. Serial No. 582,852.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTHONY DANIELS, a citizen ofthe United States, anda resident of Newark, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Racks, of which thefollowing: is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved rack for holding towels, articlesof clothing or the like, and is adapted to grasp and maintain sucharticles evenly and readily, the insertion or withdrawal of the articlesbeing readily accomplished.

The invention is designed to provide a rack of this kind which iscompact and sturdy, but which also allows for a maximum of flexibilityin its arms to permit. easy insertion of articles.

The invention is illustrated in the accom- 2 panying' drawing, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective View of a rack made according to my invention,and Figure 2 is a central vertical section taken on line 22 in Figure 1.Figure 3 is a top view of part of a rack of a modified form, and Figure4: is a section taken on line H Figure 3.

The rack has its holding or gripping portion made up of a strip whichcan be of any desired cross-section, but I prefer the broad flat strip10 shown in the drawing, as this provides more gripping surface. Thestrip is bent to form alternate loops, every other one being a closedloop of comparatively small size and the others being open broaderloops.

In Figures 3 and 1 I show plainly the closed loops 11 and the broad openloops 12, the strands or reaches 13 abutting for practically their wholelengths and being parallel. The corners 14 of the open loops arerounded, which makes it easy to slide any article into place. Thisformof rack is particularly well adapted for use in wardrobes andclosets as a skirt or trousers hanger. The strip is fastened to asuitable support usually by securing the ends 15 of the stri either to adoor or the like or to.

the bac plate 16, which can also have the fingers 17 to grip the loops11 at top and bottom.

InFigures 1 and 2 I show a smaller, more compact form of rack which ismore adapted for use as atowel rack and the like, this rack having thestrip 10' formed into the closed loops 18 and the open loops 19, theopen loops being widened at their outer. ends so that the abuttingparallel pairs of strands 13 are radial and form a set of divergentgripping arms. The ends of the strip are fastened to the back plate 20as by 6 rivets 21, the last open loops, at 2%, on each end being madenarrower so that they form relatively stiff abutments for the series ofopen loops. The plates22 with the fingers 28 form claws which grasp andhold the set of closed loops 18 to prevent separating of the strands 13under normal conditions and prevent the undue separating of the loopsand arms under hOlding conditions.

I claim:

1. A rack formed of a strip of spring material, said strip being bentinto a series of alternately arranged small closed loops and broad openloops, the strip between the loops abutting and being parallel, thestrip being adaptedto be. secured at the closed loops and at its ends toa suitable support.

' 2. A rack formed of a strip of spring ma-' terial, said strip beingbent into a series of alternately arranged small closed loops and broadopen loops with the sides of the open loops parallel and close together,and a back plate having claws to enter the closed loops and holdthestrip in. position.

3. A rack formed of a strip of spring ma 35 terial, said strip beingbent into a series of alternately arranged small closed loops and broadopen loops with the sides of the open loops close together, and a backplate, the ends and the closed loops of said strip being 99 secured tosaid back plate.

1. A rack formed of a strip of spring material bent into a series ofalternately ar ranged small closed loops and large divergent open loops,the sides of the closed loops abutting and forming the sides of the openloops whereas they form radially arranged jaws, and a bracket, includingclaws to enter and hold the closed loops.

5. A rack formed of a strip of spring 100 material bent into a series ofalternately arranged small closed loops and large divergent open loops,the sides of the closed loops abutting and forming the sides of the openI loops Whereas they form radially arranged jaws, and a bracketincluding GlELWSV-tQBIItBI' and hold the closed loops, saidbraoket alsoincluding a back plate to Which the claws and the ends of the strip aresecured.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, 10

I have hereto set my hand, this 26th day of July, 1922.

ANTHONY DANIELS

